Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
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- Posted
- October 30, 2026
- Closes
- November 30, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $250,000
- Award floor
- $1
- Program funding
- $250,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- No
- Award type
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 15.808
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.808 across FY2025 to FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- Awarded in FY2025
- $54.9M
- Awarded in FY2026
- $70.5M
- Awarded in FY2027 (to date)
- $1.2M
- Number of awards
- 806
Top recipients: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, University Enterprises, Inc., University of Hawaii
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed November 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in species barcoding. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is potentially a powerful new tool to monitor and assess the status of aquatic ecosystems and the societal values they support such as recreational fishing and species protection. Assessments based on metabarcoding can detect a wide array of species from microbes to fish, providing more comprehensive and cost-effect assessments than existing techniques. However, one pressing need in developing metabarcoding assessment tools is to enhance existing libraries of aquatic species barcodes.
The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is leading a pilot project in the Rocky Mountains to evaluate metagenomics as a means of monitoring and assessing aquatic species. Metagenomics data from field samples will be combined with large geospatial datasets to develop artificial intelligence and machine-learning models that predict community composition. The project is more likely to succeed if current gaps in species barcode libraries are filled.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Basin Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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